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What's something Anderson Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
489
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260501004186
Anderson Middle School
3205 CATALPA DR, BERKLEY, MI 48072 · (248) 837-8200 · Oakland County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
67 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 178 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anderson Middle School
Anderson Middle School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Middle School this school | 489 | 13.7% | 55.9% |
| Pierce Middle School GROSSE POINTE PARK | 570 | 8.8% | 68.8% |
| West Middle School PLYMOUTH | 667 | 13.8% | 60.6% |
| Riley Upper Elementary School LIVONIA | 615 | 17.4% | 47.0% |
| Brownell Middle School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 605 | 8.4% | 59.6% |
| Baldwin Street Middle School HUDSONVILLE | 610 | 14.6% | 63.1% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #84 of 397 | #21 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #139 of 380 | #26 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #80 of 377 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #250 of 491 | #38 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #272 of 436 | #26 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #197 of 437 | #32 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #450 of 477 | #35 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #250 of 339 | #27 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 27.1 | 18.0:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 23.3 | 19.9:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 33.2 | 14.4:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 33.2 | 16.0:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 33 | 18.2:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 7% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (531 to 489); teachers down 18% (33.2 to 27.1).
About Anderson Middle School
Anderson Middle School is a public middle-grades school in BERKLEY, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 489 students in grades 4 through 8.
Berkley School District counts 7 schools and 3,894 students, including Anderson Middle School.
More than half of enrollment at Anderson Middle School is White: 78%. Other groups include 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Anderson Middle School scores 38%.
There are 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.0:1. The 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan is close to this figure. On the income side, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Anderson Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Michigan public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Anderson Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.9%; the prediction is 60.2%.
In the wider Oakland County area, median household income comes to about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Oakland County's 345 public schools enroll about 169,926 students and include Anderson Middle School.
Anderson Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Berkley High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.9% is above the 51.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Anderson Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 535 to 489. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.7:1 to 18.0:1.
The Anderson Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkley School District
- Berkley High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Norup International SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Angell Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Pattengill Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in BERKLEY
- Berkley High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Angell Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Pattengill Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other Anderson Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Anderson Middle. Anderson Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Anderson MiddleAnderson, CA · 341 students
- Anderson Middle SchoolNew Iberia, LA · 320 students
- ANDERSON MIDDLEANDERSON, MO · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Berkley High School0.5 mi · 1,200
- Angell Elementary School0.6 mi · 411
- Rogers Elementary School0.7 mi · 366
- Norup International School0.9 mi · 672
- Pattengill Elementary School0.9 mi · 295
- Burton Elementary School1.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Anderson Middle School?
Anderson Middle School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 04-08.
Is Anderson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anderson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Anderson Middle School have?
Anderson Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anderson Middle School?
At Anderson Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Anderson Middle School public or private?
Anderson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berkley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.